İbrahim Fırtına

Halil İbrahim Fırtına
Born	1941 (age 83–84) Ordu, Turkey
Allegiance	Turkey
Service / branch	Turkish Air Force
Years of service	1962–2005
Rank	General
Commands	Turkish Air Force
Battles / wars	Turkish invasion of Cyprus

Halil İbrahim Fırtına (born 1941 in Ordu, Turkey) is a retired Turkish Air Force general and Commander of the Turkish Air Force.^[1]

Fırtına retired in 2005. He was tried in the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plan conspiracy by senior members of the Turkish armed forces.^[2][3][4]

Fırtına was awarded with Legion d'honneur in 2006, but he declined the award.^[5]

Military offices
Preceded by Cumhur Asparuk	Commander of the Turkish Air Force August 27, 2003–August 25, 2005	Succeeded by Faruk Cömert

References

1. Shtauber, Zvi; Shapir, Yiftah (2006). The Middle East strategic balance, 2004-2005. Sussex Academic Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-84519-108-5.
2. Ex-military chiefs decide to sing same refrain Today's Zaman, 6 January 2010
3. Deputy launches campaign for investigation of coup plot Today's Zaman, 12 May 2008
4. Grove, Thomas. Turkish commanders testify in plot probe Reuters, 5 December 2009
5. "Liyakat nişanını Chirac'a iade etti". 4 November 2006.